Mackellar

/ (məˈkɛlə) /

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noun

Dorothea. 1885–1968, Australian poet, who wrote "My Country", Australia's best known poem

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Words nearby Mackellar

MacIver, mack, Mackay, mack daddy, Macke, Mackellar, Mackem, Mackensen, Mackenzie, Mackenzie Mountains, mackerel

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How to use Mackellar in a sentence

These were named the Mackellar Islets, in remembrance of one who had proved a staunch friend of the Expedition.
The Home of the Blizzard|Douglas Mawson
Dr. Mackellar comes to take my place, and my watch is at an end.
With an Ambulance During the Franco-German War|Charles Edward Ryan
Dr. Mackellar, who had kindly given me the operation, and Jean the Turco, assisted me.
With an Ambulance During the Franco-German War|Charles Edward Ryan
Mackellar, Hayden, and myself were only too well pleased to accept such agreeable lodgings.
With an Ambulance During the Franco-German War|Charles Edward Ryan

But the worst was yet to come; for he added, turning to his son—“You can ask Mackellar; he was here and saw it.”
The Master of Ballantrae|Robert Louis Stevenson